"Ghizer District" Beauty of Pakistan
"Ghizer District"
Ghizer District is western part of the Gilgit Baltistan of Pakistan. The capital of the beautiful valley is Gahkuch. Ghizer is a multi ethnic District and three major languages are spoken Khowar, Shina and Burushaski. There are also a few Wakhi speakers in Ishkoman
.
GeoGraphy
District Ghizer is Northern most part of the Giglit Baltistan and hence the extreme north of the country. It joins with a Wakhan strip on its north-west, and China on its northern borders. On its west, there is Chitral District of NWFP; and on its east is situated Gilgit. Diamer District is on its south, which is again a part of the Gilgit Baltistan. Gakuch is the capital of the Ghizer District. The highest peak in Ghizer District is Koyo Zum ( 6,871 m) (Hindu KushRange) which lies on the boundary of Ghizer District and Chitral. There are four tehsils in District Ghizer including Punial,Ishkoman,Yasin and Gupis/Phander.
Some of the main places in the district are Gahkuch, Chatorkhand, Phunder and Yasin valleys.
(Reference: Wikipedia)
The Culture of District Ghizer is related to other regions of Gilgit Baltistan. Here are some cultural days.
Haimaaz:
Hamas is the first festival of the year, it is the symbol of the beginning of the year and attention to people ready for cultivation. On this Occationwomenmakes a favorite dish “GhoomFulai” at the house, after the dinner the old man or honor of the house makes two boys symbolically a pair of ox and the honor binds it in (hall) and ploughing with the pair. It is just like a fun and all the people enjoy very much.
Nouroz:
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Nowruz(originally “New Day”). In Iranian calendars and the corresponding traditional celebrations.Nowruz is also widely referred to as the Persian New Year. Nowruz is celebrated and observed by Punialy people and the related cultural continent and has spread in many other parts of the world, including parts of Central Asia, Caucasus, South Asia, Northwestern China, the Crimea and some groups in the Balkans. Nowruz marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the year in the Iranian
calendar.
It is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox, which usually occurs on March 21 or the previous/following day depending on where it is observed.
Shishogot:
It celebrates when the wheat is ripened and fully ready to harvest. It is a very old tradition to welcome the grains of wheat at homes. The people feel very happy on this cultural day.In the early morning all the people wake up and after having breakfast they get ready to celebrate the Shishogot. The aged men or women of the village gather at a place and come to wheat fields. From the fields they get some grains of wheat and put them into a bow having full of “Lasi”. After that one by one they take a sip of Lasi with a wooden spoon. Women make different dishes at homes especially rice, meat or chicken. A local dish is prepared on this day is “Goli”, whisking is eaten by dipping it in melted butter. Gale is very tasty dish and all the people like it very much. Also people are celebrating very much on this day.
DumanKhiya:
The second most crops of the panel is Maize. It is cultivated in the mid of May and harvested in October. As the weather becomes cold after the month of October and the crop is also ready to harvest during this month. When all the fields become empty at the end of October, people let their animals feed on the open fields. No one is restricted to move on any field. All the animals are freely fed on the fields. After one week this cultural day is celebrated. Women make different local dishes on this day especially “GhoomFullai”.
Cultural Foods:
Diram
Sabbath Mull
Kokbat
Desi Ghee
Desi Oil
DiramTiki
GhoomFullai
Mayel
Charmuki
Chakah
Buruch
Dishao
Hala Sheer
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Ghizer District is western part of the Gilgit Baltistan of Pakistan. The capital of the beautiful valley is Gahkuch. Ghizer is a multi ethnic District and three major languages are spoken Khowar, Shina and Burushaski. There are also a few Wakhi speakers in Ishkoman
.
GeoGraphy
District Ghizer is Northern most part of the Giglit Baltistan and hence the extreme north of the country. It joins with a Wakhan strip on its north-west, and China on its northern borders. On its west, there is Chitral District of NWFP; and on its east is situated Gilgit. Diamer District is on its south, which is again a part of the Gilgit Baltistan. Gakuch is the capital of the Ghizer District. The highest peak in Ghizer District is Koyo Zum ( 6,871 m) (Hindu KushRange) which lies on the boundary of Ghizer District and Chitral. There are four tehsils in District Ghizer including Punial,Ishkoman,Yasin and Gupis/Phander.
Some of the main places in the district are Gahkuch, Chatorkhand, Phunder and Yasin valleys.
(Reference: Wikipedia)
The Culture of District Ghizer is related to other regions of Gilgit Baltistan. Here are some cultural days.
Haimaaz:
Hamas is the first festival of the year, it is the symbol of the beginning of the year and attention to people ready for cultivation. On this Occationwomenmakes a favorite dish “GhoomFulai” at the house, after the dinner the old man or honor of the house makes two boys symbolically a pair of ox and the honor binds it in (hall) and ploughing with the pair. It is just like a fun and all the people enjoy very much.
Nouroz:
Nowruz(originally “New Day”). In Iranian calendars and the corresponding traditional celebrations.Nowruz is also widely referred to as the Persian New Year. Nowruz is celebrated and observed by Punialy people and the related cultural continent and has spread in many other parts of the world, including parts of Central Asia, Caucasus, South Asia, Northwestern China, the Crimea and some groups in the Balkans. Nowruz marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the year in the Iranian
calendar.
It is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox, which usually occurs on March 21 or the previous/following day depending on where it is observed.
Shishogot:
It celebrates when the wheat is ripened and fully ready to harvest. It is a very old tradition to welcome the grains of wheat at homes. The people feel very happy on this cultural day.In the early morning all the people wake up and after having breakfast they get ready to celebrate the Shishogot. The aged men or women of the village gather at a place and come to wheat fields. From the fields they get some grains of wheat and put them into a bow having full of “Lasi”. After that one by one they take a sip of Lasi with a wooden spoon. Women make different dishes at homes especially rice, meat or chicken. A local dish is prepared on this day is “Goli”, whisking is eaten by dipping it in melted butter. Gale is very tasty dish and all the people like it very much. Also people are celebrating very much on this day.
DumanKhiya:
The second most crops of the panel is Maize. It is cultivated in the mid of May and harvested in October. As the weather becomes cold after the month of October and the crop is also ready to harvest during this month. When all the fields become empty at the end of October, people let their animals feed on the open fields. No one is restricted to move on any field. All the animals are freely fed on the fields. After one week this cultural day is celebrated. Women make different local dishes on this day especially “GhoomFullai”.
Cultural Foods:
Diram
Sabbath Mull
Kokbat
Desi Ghee
Desi Oil
DiramTiki
GhoomFullai
Mayel
Charmuki
Chakah
Buruch
Dishao
Hala Sheer
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